Intel
®
High Availability Storage User Guide
9
2.
Hardware and Software Setup
This chapter explains how to set up the hardware and software aspects of the Intel
®
RAID High
Availability Storage solution in a two-controller node with shared storage and fault-tolerant cabling for
one or more JBODs.
You can implement the Intel
®
RAID High Availability Storage solution with a two-server configuration
connected to a JBOD, or with a Cluster-in-a-Box (CiB) configuration in which all the server hardware
and disk drives are pre-connected inside a single enclosure. In both of these configurations, dual ported
backplanes are required in order to provide access for both server nodes to the disk drives. This chapter
explains how to set up both types of configurations.
Installing Intel® RAID Premium Feature Key AXXRPFKHA2
The Intel® RAID Premium Feature Key AXXRPFKHA2 is a hardware way to enable the High
Availability feature of the RAID controller. Following are the steps to install the Intel® RAID Premium
Feature Key.
1. Carefully remove the Intel® RAID Premium Feature Key from its packaging.
2. Locate the RAID Premium Feature Key connector on the Intel® RAID Controller. This is a 2-pin
shielded connector. The following figure shows the location of the RAID Premium Feature Key
connector on the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. In the figure, the arrow points to the location of
the RAID Premium Feature Key connector. The location of RAID Premium Feature Key connector on
your Intel® RAID Controller may vary. Please refer to the User Guide for your Intel® RAID Controller
for the location of this connector.
Figure 1 Locating RAID Premium Feature Key connector on Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080
3. With the 3-hole edge of the Intel® RAID Premium Feature key pointing to the RAID Premium Feature
Key 2-pin connector of the RAID controller, push the key onto the connector on the RAID controller.
